Is all the events in the book real?
Is it true that there are crops lying everywhere in Detroit?
Why hasn't anyone do anything about it if it is that horrible in Detroit?
Monday, March 17, 2014
DETROIT - 3 Questions
1. Will the entire book be based upon his first-hand experiences? Or will there be chapters that entirely focus on an interviewee?
2. Did Charlie's wife have a job at this time? I wouldn't imagine that being a journalist for the Detroit News would earn one enough to support a child.
3. Who was Nicole's killer? On page 27, Charlie says to Carlisle: "I'll never forget his [Nicole's killer] name either. He's the guy who trained me." What does he mean, "trained"? In what field? I'm sure he'll get more into it later in the book.
2. Did Charlie's wife have a job at this time? I wouldn't imagine that being a journalist for the Detroit News would earn one enough to support a child.
3. Who was Nicole's killer? On page 27, Charlie says to Carlisle: "I'll never forget his [Nicole's killer] name either. He's the guy who trained me." What does he mean, "trained"? In what field? I'm sure he'll get more into it later in the book.
Detroit questions
Is the book an autobiography?
Is Charlie Leduff describing Detroit from now or right after the collapse?
What was Charlie's main intention on writing this book?
Is Charlie Leduff describing Detroit from now or right after the collapse?
What was Charlie's main intention on writing this book?
Questions for the reading
1. Why hasn't the government tried anything to help the city of Detroit when it is obviously in state of turmoil?
2. Will Charlie LeDuff address the racism that is occurring at the end of the second chapter and is racism really bad in Detroit?
3. Will LeDuff be able to salvage (at least to some degree) his dying city through his reporting?
From what I have read so far, Detroit is very dark and depressing place to be. I anticipate that LeDuff will inform his audience on how things came to be this way and if there way to restore the dreadful city. He writes in his prologue that what's happening in Detroit is spreading, and I feel that LeDuff will explain to us why that is as well and how we can fight it.
After watching the Michael Moore film: Capitalism, A Love Story in class, I feel I was better prepared for the context of this book than if I hadn't seen the movie. Both discussed the downfall of Detroit and showed how the idea of the American Dream is dwindling.
2. Will Charlie LeDuff address the racism that is occurring at the end of the second chapter and is racism really bad in Detroit?
3. Will LeDuff be able to salvage (at least to some degree) his dying city through his reporting?
From what I have read so far, Detroit is very dark and depressing place to be. I anticipate that LeDuff will inform his audience on how things came to be this way and if there way to restore the dreadful city. He writes in his prologue that what's happening in Detroit is spreading, and I feel that LeDuff will explain to us why that is as well and how we can fight it.
After watching the Michael Moore film: Capitalism, A Love Story in class, I feel I was better prepared for the context of this book than if I hadn't seen the movie. Both discussed the downfall of Detroit and showed how the idea of the American Dream is dwindling.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Questions from Detroit
1. What is the background story to Charlie's sister's death?
2. Charlie has an apathetic tone, however, he seems to really be an activist. What is his desired result from waking America up?
3. We know so much about what Charlie doesn't want to be, so what does he want to be? A good father? A successful career man? A spokesperson? An ambassador for justice?
2. Charlie has an apathetic tone, however, he seems to really be an activist. What is his desired result from waking America up?
3. We know so much about what Charlie doesn't want to be, so what does he want to be? A good father? A successful career man? A spokesperson? An ambassador for justice?
Questions about Detroit
1. Why did public ascribe the murder of "strawberry" to the mayor Kilpatrick in the first place?
2. Does the case of "strawberry" imply something further? or just one out of too many ordinary cases in Detroit?
3. Why this section titled "This Ain't Hollywood?
2. Does the case of "strawberry" imply something further? or just one out of too many ordinary cases in Detroit?
3. Why this section titled "This Ain't Hollywood?
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Detroit Reading
1. Was Charlie putting himself in serious danger by writing about the mayor Kilpatrick issue?
2. How does working often affect him marriage with his Wife?
3. Why did he really want to work for a Detroit Newspaper agency that was broke?
2. How does working often affect him marriage with his Wife?
3. Why did he really want to work for a Detroit Newspaper agency that was broke?
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